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Mergers & Acquisitions - November, 2016

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• Dismissal Rulings Slowed In $10B Williams-ETE Merger Fight
• Chancery Trims Investopedia Sale Suit, Nixing Fraud Claim
• Gibson Dunn Guides Zayo In $1.4B Deal For Regional Rival
• OPEC Production Cut Primes Pump For More Energy Deals
• Industrial Gas Co. Praxair Revives Deal Talks With Linde
• Anthem Will Restrain Cigna After $54B Merger, DOJ Says
• Katten Muchin Grabs Tax Partner From Reed Smith
• FCC Pauses Effort To Streamline Team Telecom Reviews
• The Ethical Risks Of A Multijurisdictional Practice
• Media General-Nexstar Deal Gets Auction-Related Challenge
• Deals Rumor Mill: Johnson & Johnson, AppNexus, Albertsons
• Potential Increased CFIUS Scrutiny Under Trump
• Baker Hughes, PE Funds Forming Land Pressure Pumping Co.
• Real Estate Tech Firms VTS, Hightower Merge
• The 1234A-B-Cs Of Breakup Fees
• Regulators Need More Time For Bass Pros-Cabela's Review
• Coliseum Capital Considering Performance Sports Buy
• M&A MVP: Paul Weiss' Robert Schumer
• Ex-Brokers Lose New Trial Bid In IBM Insider Trading Row
• Turkcell Investor Says Rival Ignored $2.8B Stock Sale Order
• Transcripts In Anthem-Cigna Trial Show Merger Tension
• Williams Cos. Calls $428M Merger Fee Suit A Copycat
• Booz Allen Puts Down $250M For Cloud Computing Contractor
• Owner Ties Down $65M Loan For Fla. Yacht Marina
• FERC Told To Think Bigger In Energy Merger Reviews
• How Law Firms Are Using Analytics To Reduce Write-Offs
• Snyder's-Lance Illegally Wiped Out NJ Franchisees, Suit Says
• Asian PE Firm MBK To Buy Japan's Accordia Golf For $761M
• Deals Rumor Mill: Johnson & Johnson, WGL Holdings, Avaya
• Texas Hospital, PE Fund Near Settlement In $700M Trial
• M&A MVP: Simpson Thacher's Alan Klein
• Allstate Buys Warranty Provider SquareTrade In $1.4B Deal
• IRS Debt-Equity Rule Gets GAO Sign-Off
• Shareholder Alleges $643M Sale Undervalues Homebuilder
• FTC Expands Docs Needed For Premerger Notification Filings
• Economist Says Anthem-Cigna Deal Will Stifle Innovation
• English Court Keeps Indian Miner's $39M Award Intact
• Kirkland Leads IK Investment In $1.95B Fund Formation
• Supreme Court Won't Hear Southwest CEO Subpoena Appeal
• FCC Pressed To Mitigate Nexstar-Media General Deal Issues
• Weil Guides Centennial Resources In $855M Silverback Deal
• Deals Rumor Mill: Time, Goldman Sachs, China
• C&J Energy Asks Del. High Court To Bar Merger Suit Amicus
• Antibody Drug Developer Kymab Snags $100M From Investors
• M&A MVP: Sullivan & Cromwell's Frank Aquila
• GCs Say This Firm Is The Most Arrogant
• Trulia's Impact On Deal Litigation In Delaware And Beyond
• 5 Ways To Reduce Risk When Acquiring A Payments Company
• The Missing American Jury
• Anthem, Cigna Say Exchanges Blunt Potential Merger Impacts
• Don't Miss It: Hot Deals & Firms We Followed This Week
• EU OKs Abbott's $25B Acquisition Of St. Jude With Caveats
• Deals Rumor Mill: Microsoft, Carlyle, Airbnb
• M&A MVP: Weil's Michael Aiello
• Not Just Earnouts: Creative Ways To Bridge Valuation Gaps
• Anthem Targeted Cigna Business Before Merger, Says DOJ
• DirectBuy Sale Plan Under Fire From Creditors, Trustee
• Sundevil Gets Conditional OK For Ch. 11 Plan, Plant Sale
• Shareholders Blast Life Time Fitness' Win Bid In Buyout Suit
• PepsiCo To Buy Probiotic Drinks Maker KeVita
• Intervention Energy Ch. 11 Tossed After Stonewalling Claim
• Deals Rumor Mill: Presidio, Banco Popular Espanol, Amazon
• Dr Pepper Snapple Nabs Beverage Co. Bai In $1.7B Deal
• Disney Plans $1.4B Expansion For Hong Kong Theme Park
• KKR Places Bet On Auto Tech With $4.5B Parts Co. Buy
• Daily Fantasy Merger Won't Help Much With Legal Woes
• Law360 MVP Awards Go To Top Attorneys From 76 Firms
• 2 Decisions Strengthen FTC's Hand In Hospital Merger Cases
• Avoiding Law Firm BYOD Risks: Tips For Securing Devices
• Female Condom Co. Merged Without Investors' OK, Suit Says
• Gov't Argues To Shut Down Anthem's Cigna Buy
• Deals Rumor Mill: KKR, Anbang Insurance, Meitu
• $1.4B Call Center Software Deal Unfair, Shareholders Say
• Aixtron Stands By $728M China Deal Despite CFIUS Challenge
• Sunoco Logistics, ETP Ready $20B MLP Consolidation
• Gryphon Investors Blasts Past Target With $1.1B Fund
• Australia's Boral To Expand US Presence With $1.8B Buy
• Merger Control Update: It Ain't Over Till It's Over
• 4 Ways Lawyers Can Improve Their Marketing
• Cybersecurity Co. Symantec Inks $2.3B Deal For LifeLock
• Rainmaker Q&A: Akerman's Brenda Goerks
• Donald Sterling Drops Suit Against NBA Over Clippers Sale
• First Interstate To Acquire Cascade Bancorp for $589M
• Don't Miss It: Hot Deals & Firms We Followed This Week
• Deals Rumor Mill: ANZ, Westrock, English Premier League
• NorthStar Investor Blasts 'Unfair' Merger To Form $58B REIT
• Taxation With Representation: Wachtell, Kirkland, Simpson
• Commodities Co. Pays Over $1B For Corp.'s Texas Oil Assets
• Fantasy Sports Rivals DraftKings, FanDuel Ink Merger
• Negotiating Appraisal Conditions In Public M&A
• Beyond Bean Counting: How Legal Can Add True Value
• Equus Shareholder Challenges Equity Plan For Co. Brass
• Procaps Wants Antitrust Suit Over $255M Merger Revived
• Delivery Agent Gets Ch. 11 Sale Nod After 11th-Hour Deal
• Del. High Court Asked To Reverse Ruling On Regency Merger
• Tesla, SolarCity Shareholders Approve $2.6B Merger
• Ardian Enters Exclusive Talks To Acquire Unither Pharma
• What To Watch As Anthem-Cigna Antitrust Trial Kicks Off
• Deals Rumor Mill: Swire Pacific, Arab Bank, GMU Holdings
• Minority Owners Say PE Firm Wrote Docs In Buyout Fight
• Penson Ch. 11 Trustee Seeks $21M In Schonfeld Contract Suit
• Bharara Unveils Charges Against Ex-Valeant, Philidor Execs
• Top UK Biz Judge Denies Arbitration-Court 'Arms Race'
• Willkie Guides The Generation Cos. In $215M Recapitalization
• Petroleum Co. Tesoro Nabs Western Refining In $6.4B Deal
• Investors Claim Packaged Food Maker Misled After $3B Buy
• Kirkland, Paul Weiss Steer $800M Health Care Merger
• Record US Inbound M&A May Soon Face Headwinds
• Thai Food Co. Grabs Frozen Food Co. Bellisio In $1.08B Deal
• Post-Election Thoughts On Antitrust
• OPINION: The US Supreme Court In 2017
• Congress Urged To Block Certain Chinese Investments In US
• Radioactive Waste Merger Would Nuke Competition, Feds Say
• Del. Justices Won't Resurrect $4M Life Settlement Suit
• Broadcast Group Exec Calls For Ease Of Ownership Rules
• Hospitals Press Forward With Merger After 7th Circ. Loss
• Rainmaker Q&A: Stroock's Brett Lawrence
• FTC's Unusual Settlement For Minn. Physician-Practice Merger
• Deals Rumor Mill: Exterion, Takata, Happy Times Technology
• 4th Circ. Revives Whistleblower Bid For $24M Judgment
• EMR Capital Closes $860M Mining-Focused Fund
• PE To Play Key Role As Tech Deals Are Expected To Rise
• A Snapshot Of M&A Activity In October
• A Primer On The Presidential Appointee Vetting Process
• Merging Law Firms: Think Before You Tie The Knot
• Chipmakers Look To Mergers To Fight Slow Growth
• Abbott, Alere Report Records Deal But Merger Issues Linger
• Spectra Seeks To Stop Investor Suit Over $3B Deal
• Brexit May Let UK Watchdog Blaze Its Own Antitrust Path
• Charter, Liberty Want Class Fight Over $55B TWC Deal Nixed
• DOJ Asks To Finalize Terms Of Nexstar-Media General Deal
• Garden Fresh Gets OK On New DIP Loan, Bid Procedures
• Deals Rumor Mill: Snapchat, Viacom, Abbott Laboratories
• Broadcasters Challenge FCC Ownership Rules In DC Circ.
• Cloud-Based App Tester Sauce Labs Secures $70M Financing
• Viacom To Pay $345M For Argentine Television Network
• Energy Future's E-Side Set For 4-Day Trial
• Top 10 Things Corporate Attys Should Know About Insurance
• IRS Aims To Block NAM Brief In Anti-Inversion Rule Fight
• Double Eagle Energy Scores $450M Magnetar Investment
• Pension Group Wants Ruling On $2.9B C&J Merger Reversed
• Chinese PE Firm Pays $1.1B For Lundin's Congo Copper Stake
• Regency Centers, Equity One Merger To Create $15.6B REIT
• Merging Law Firms: Why Deals Fail Or Underperform
• Rainmaker Q&A: Fenwick & West's Mark Stevens
• Ex-Autonomy CFO Indicted On Fraud Charges Over HP Deal
• Duke Energy Board Settles CEO Ouster Suit For $27M
• Level 3 Says FCC Empowered To Limit Nat'l Security Reviews
• Intervention Creditor Wants Court Help In Equity Transfer
• Korea Line Wins Hanjin Assets In South Korean Court
• Siemens To Buy Mentor Graphics In $4.5B Cash Deal
• Deals Rumor Mill: Reynolds American, Novartis, AB InBev
• Canada's Amaya Now Weighing $2.6B Bid From Former CEO
• Rainmaker Q&A: Latham & Watkins' Mark Gerstein
• Witness Opinions Nixed Ahead Of Anthem-Cigna Trial
• American Apparel Back In Ch. 11 With IP Sales Planned
• 2 Major European Credit Management Services Cos. Unite
• Merging Law Firms: Beware Conflicts Of Interest
• Hedge Fund Caerus Pushes Kate Spade To Consider Sale
• Club Deals Redux — With A Twist
• Man Vs. Machine: Or, Lawyers Vs. Legal Technology
• Samsung Electronics Inks $8B Deal For Auto Tech Co. Harman
• OPINION: The Verdict — A Rejection Of Politics As Usual
• Deals Rumor Mill: Toutiao, Siemens, Accelya
• Don't Miss It: Hot Deals & Firms We Followed This Week
• 2 NJ Nonprofit Hospitals Announce Merger Plans
• Bank Merger Appraisal Nets 10.7% Gain For Stockholders
• Acasta Acquires Asset Manager Stellwagen For $270M
• Show's Over For Live Nation Rival's Doc Destruction Claims
• Shearman & Sterling Advises Taikang On $1B NorthStar JV
• Taxation With Representation: Wachtell, Weil, Willkie
• Merging Law Firms: Why Hogan Lovells Has Worked
• Rigid Team Telecom Deadlines Not Doable, Exec. Branch Says
• Adobe Inks $540M TubeMogul Buy In Video Advertising Push
• How China Has Reformed Its Foreign Investment System
• Rainmaker Q&A: Goodwin Procter's Ilan S. Nissan
• Del. Chancellor Rips Lawsuit Against Him Over Ruling
• Class Fights Gold Miner Bid To Bury $146M Merger Challenge
• EU OKs Boehringer Animal Health Biz Buy, With Conditions
• M&A Outlook Rocky Following Trump Victory
• Chamber Of Commerce, IRS Clash On Anti-Inversion Rule
• FCC Urged To Maintain Prices In Verizon-XO Deal
• Deals Rumor Mill: 3G Capital, Canada Goose, Tencent
• Consultant Says It Is Owed €3.8M For Soccer Team Buy
• Foreign Affairs Outlook For Trump Presidency, 115th Congress
• Chicago PE Shop ParkerGale Nets $240M For Debut Fund
• Greenstar Interest Holders Say Tutor Perini Owes $27M
• Dinsmore Adds 4 Partners In Ohio, Pa., W.Va. Offices
• Controlled Foreign Corp. Rules Could Deter Joint Ventures
• Navigating The Privacy Traps In M&A: Part 3
• Rainmaker Q&A: Sutherland Asbill's Ram Sunkara
• Trump's Upset Win Puts Obama Legacy On Chopping Block
• After Trump's Triumph, What's Next?
• Trump Win Puts These 4 On High Court Shortlist
• Trump Could Place Media In Antitrust Crosshairs
• GOP Retains Control Of Both Houses Of Congress
• Carney's Win As Gov. Maintains Status Quo On Del. Benches
• E-Cig Co. NJOY Says $30M Credit Bid Tops Ch. 11 Auction
• Shareholders, Skullcandy Agree To Drop Class Action
• Broadcasters Lobby FCC To Reform Nat'l Security Reviews
• Nev. Judge Shuts Down Trump's Early Voting Suit
• The Firms Cashing In This Election Season
• Warburg Pincus Takes €450M Stake In United Internet Unit
• Singapore-Listed ARA Weighs $1.28B Take-Private Bid
• Rainmaker Q&A: Davis Wright's Don Buder
• C&J Class Appeal Cites 'Dangerous' Ruling On $2.9B Merger
• Why The Candidates' BigLaw Bills Keep Rising
• Blackstone Fund Grabs German Co. OfficeFirst In €3.3B Deal
• Candid Advice From The Bench: Judges Are People Too
• Wachtell Steers Tesla In Grohmann Engineering Buy
• Deals Rumor Mill: AB InBev, Anglo American, Dow Chemical
• Haldex Backs Knorr-Bremse Bid But Warns Of Antitrust Risk
• France Fines Altice €80M Over SFR, Virgin Gun-Jumping
• GTCR Buys RevSpring, Pledges $400M To Grow The Biz
• Navigating The Privacy Traps In M&A: Part 2
• Westinghouse Says $2B Merger Fight Should Go To Auditor
• Atty Beats DQ Bid In Case Involving Brother At Fox Rothschild
• Blount Says $855M Merger Suit Fails To Show Missteps
• Valeant To Pop Out Paragon To Quell FTC Antitrust Concerns
• Shareholders Say Life Time Fitness CEO Is Delaying Suit
• Medical Marijuana REIT Gets NYSE OK For $175M IPO
• DTS Investor Drops Bid To Speed $850M Tessera Merger Suit
• Venezuela Can't Kill ConocoPhillips Award At 2nd Circ.
• Citizens United Architect Predicts Future Finance Battles
• Clinton Trounces Trump In Donations From Biggest Of BigLaw
• Deals Rumor Mill: CBS, Etihad Airways, Deutsche Telekom
• HarbourVest Nabs $4.77B, Eclipsing Secondaries Fund Goal
• 7 Steps For Managing An Associate Who May Be Impaired
• AlixPartners Valued At More Than $2.5B In Ownership Change
• Skadden Advises Windstream In $1.1B EarthLink Merger
• Rosneft Inks $1.1B Oil, Gas Field Stake Sale To Beijing Gas
• Politics And The AT&T-Time Warner Merger
• Kirkland, Wilson Sonsini Steer $500M Blue Nile Buyout
• GIC To Pay $2.65B For Logistics Firm From TPG And Ivanhoe
• Capital Efficiency Driving Oil And Gas Industry Changes
• Navigating The Privacy Traps In M&A: Part 1
• Trump Vs. Clinton: Some Antitrust Predictions
• NYC Real Estate Developer Sues Firm Over Freeze-Out Merger
• InterOil Investor Wins Appeal Of $2.5B Exxon Deal Approval
• Don't Miss It: Hot Deals & Firms We Followed This Week
• Deals Rumor Mill: Warburg Pincus, Arrium, Endo International
• Grant, Ashby Spar Over Lead In $3B Rouse Deal Appraisal
• Taxation With Representation: Wachtell, Willkie, Shearman
• Zayo Sues Acquired Latisys Over Hidden Contract Changes
• CenturyLink Selling Data Center Biz In $2B Deal
• China's Wanda Inks $1B Takeover Of Dick Clark Productions
• Delta-Aeromexico JV Gets Conditional Antitrust Immunity
• EU Pauses Review Of $130B Dow, DuPont Tie-Up
• Another Key Victory For FTC's Geographic Market Definition
• The Role Of Litigation Analytics In Your Case
• CenturyLink-Level Deal Expected To Withstand Scrutiny
• $2.7B Genworth Sale Unfairly Blocks Better Offers, Suit Says
• Deals Rumor Mill: Viacom, Ameriprise, Microsemi
• Latham Picks Up Ex-Cooley PE, M&A Pro With Startup Chops
• Abbott Offers Fixes To Clear $25B St. Jude Deal In EU
• ASML Grabs €1B Minority Stake In Carl Zeiss Subsidiary
• Stay Of CVR's Wachtell Lipton Malpractice Appeal Lifted
• Garden Fresh To Retool Del. Ch. 11 Auction, DIP Proposal
• Potential Daily Fantasy Merger A Tough Antitrust Sell
• JDE Readies $1B Takeover Of Singapore's Super Group
• Pa. Wants $1.2M In Attys' Fees In Hospital Merger Row
• Shearman Steers American Axle In $1.6B Metaldyne Deal
• Spinning Off In The Biotech And Pharmaceutical Industries
• Washington Prime, O'Connor Form JV For $600M Portfolio
• DTS Investor Challenges $850M Tessera Technologies Deal
• Jones Day Guides Canyon Bridge In $1.3B Chipmaker Buy
• Australia Says Dow-Dupont Merger Could Harm Competition
• Books-A-Million Demonstrates The Power Of MFW
• Adapt Or Die: Law Firms In Tomorrow's Economy — Part 5
• US Senators Urge Treasury To Halt $2.3B Aleris Deal
• PE Firm Asks Appeals Court to Nix Culligan Buyout Deal
• Perkins Coie Adds Former TrueCar Atty To VC Practice
• Del. Justices Urged To Reboot Life Settlement Co.'s $4M Suit
• October M&A Activity Lags As Megamergers Buoy Deal Value
• Constellation Wants Ch. 11 Dismissed After Asset Sales
• Valeant Hit With Chancery Suit Over Libido Drug Marketing
• Anchor Glass Changes Hands Again In Sale To CVC, BA Glass
• Deals Rumor Mill: Valeant, Fujifilm, Takata
• Chinese Cos. Invest $930M In US Senior Housing Portfolio
• 2016's Thriving M&A Market
• Dish Pushes FCC To Set Nexstar-Media General Conditions
• Thousands Sign On To AT&T-Time Warner Merger Opposition
• Valeant Confirms Salix Is Up For Sale
• Vinson & Elkins Guides TransCanada In $915M Deal
• Broadcom Latest Chipmaker To Test Market With $5.9B Buy
• 3 Cybersecurity Concerns In Mergers And Acquisitions
• 4 Ways To Get Associates Trial-Ready
• Adapt Or Die: Law Firms In Tomorrow's Economy — Part 4
• Shareholder Activism Continuing An Evolution, Report Says
• Deals Rumor Mill: Valeant, Mubadala, Amtek
• FTC's Pursuit Of Hospital Mergers Gets Key Validation
• Golfsmith's Auction Fees For Losing Bidders Denied
• DLA Piper Bolsters Mexico City Office With Finance Pro
• REITs Join DC Assets In $8.4B Reverse Morris Trust Deal
• Kirkland Hires Ex-Simpson Thacher Competition Partner
• AT&T-Time Warner Deal Raises Net Neutrality Q's, Sen. Says
• Infoblox Shareholders Lose Bid To Block $1.6B Vista Sale
• HCP Inks $1.125B Sale Of Brookdale Portfolio To Blackstone
• Crown Castle To Buy NextEra Fiber Unit In $1.5B Deal
• Forexware Says Currency Exec Tried To Sneak Out Of Sale
• Adapt Or Die: Law Firms In Tomorrow's Economy — Part 3
• Gannett Drops Bid For Former Tribune Co.
• Chinese Stock Deals May Now Be An Option
• When Your Client Is The President: Part 8
• Rainmaker Q&A: Wiley Rein's Kathleen Kirby